Student/Post Doc
Globalink Research Award
Grow your potential, expand your innovation horizons, build new relationships with international academic institutions and organizations, while you seize research opportunities abroad, through the Globalink Research Award. Open to full-time senior undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, the $6,000 award allows talented researchers to undertake 12- to 24-week projects with a host supervisor in Canada.
Discover Mitacs’s GRA quantum technologies initiative
How It Works
Program Details
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner organizations and eligible countries and regions.
Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows will receive a $6,000 research award to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s Canadian academic partners (and, in some cases, with Mitacs’s international partners) and are subject to available funding.
Program Overview
- Applicants (student or postdoctoral fellow, home and host supervisors) submit their application to Mitacs 16 weeks prior to the project start date for processing.
- Within 12 weeks of submission, Mitacs will contact participants about the outcome of the application. Travel must take place within a year from the date of the outcome.
- The intern provides the completed Mitacs Pre-Departure form within 6 months prior to their travel date.
- Mitacs forwards the GRA funds to the Canadian institution after receiving the Pre-Departure form. In some cases, interns may receive a portion of the funds from Mitacs’s partner organization.
- The intern departs to the destination and begins the research project.
- All participants (student or postdoctoral fellow, home and host supervisors) submit an exit survey.
Questions? Contact international@mitacs.ca
Funding
- Projects must begin within one year of the outcome letter being issued
- Interns must submit the Pre-departure form, and confirm their project dates in order to receive the award letter
- Interns cannot travel until Mitacs has issued both an outcome and award letter
- Approved recipients will receive funds to support intern travel and accommodation expenses, research-related expenses, and stipend. Mitacs funds will be sent to the Canadian institution’s Office of Research Services (or equivalent) and administered as a research grant in the Canadian supervisor’s name.
- Some awards are sponsored in part by one of Mitacs’s international partners and funding amounts may vary.
- Where awards are partially funded by one of Mitacs’s international partners, interns may receive funds directly through the partner. Where applicable, the outcome letter will provide applicants with instructions for accessing partner funds.
- Mitacs funds must be spent according to the budget in the application and Tri-Agency eligible expenses. See Mitacs use of funds for details of eligible expenses for Mitacs programs.
- Funding is based on a project duration of 12 weeks, though projects durations of up to 24 weeks are acceptable. Applicants are encouraged to seek support from other funding sources for longer durations and use prudence when allocating funds to travel and accommodations.
International Partners
Australia: Universities Australia
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible Institutions: TBC
Other requirements: N/A
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD
Website: universitiesaustralia.edu.au
Brazil: Fundação Araucária Foundation
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible Institutions:
- Centro Universitário de Maringá – UNICESUMAR
- FAE Centro Universitário Campus Curitiba and São José dos Pinhais
- Instituto Federal do Paraná – IFPR
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUC
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM
- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa – UEPG
- Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste – UNICENTRO
- Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná – UENP
- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – UNIOESTE
- Universidade Estadual do Paraná – UNESPAR
- Universidade Federal da Fronteira do Sul – UFFS
- Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana – UNILA
- Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR
- Universidade Positivo
- Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR
- Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná
Other requirements: N/A
Research strengths or priorities:
All disciplines, but with a focus on:
- Agricultural technology
- Clean tech
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD
Website: Fundação Araucária Foundation
Chile: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH-FUDEA)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions:
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Universidad Católica del Maule
- Universidad Católica del Norte
- Universidad de la Frontera
- Universidad de O’Higgins
Other requirements: N/A
Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD
Website: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH-FUDEA)
European Union: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) RISE
Travel direction: Travel from Canada only
Intern level: Full-time master’s and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All European Union universities and research institutes
Other requirements: Open to successful MSCA RISE Award recipients
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
France: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All labs identified as UMR (Unité Mixte de Recherche)
Other requirements: 1 student per project maximum and the project must be in the field of quantum technologies
Research strengths or priorities: Quantum technologies
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD
Website: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
France: France-Canada Research Funds Consortium (FCRF)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All institutions covered by the FCRF program
Other requirements: Must be a recipient of FCRF Award. 1 intern maximum per project
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call ends October 31, 2024.
France: French Embassy in Canada
Travel direction: Travel from Canada only
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All universities in France
Other requirements: 2 interns maximum per project, supports projects outside of Quebec only
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
Website: French Embassy in Canada
France: Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level:
- Travel to Canada: Full-time PhD students
- Travel from Canada: Full-time master’s or PhD students
Duration: 16-24 weeks
Award:
- Travel to Canada: $3,000 CAD + reimbursement by Inria of the flight cost, visa fees and other accommodation expenses (for a maximum of $3,000 CAD)
- Travel from Canada: $3,000 CAD + monthly gratification stipend equivalent to minimum $3,000 CAD
Eligible institutions: Centres de recherche INRIA:
- Centre Inria de l’Université de Bordeaux
- Centre Inria de l’Université Grenoble Alpes
- Centre Inria de l’Université de Lille
- Centre Inria de Lyon
- Centre Inria Nancy – Grand Est
- Centre Inria de Paris
- Centre Inria de l’Université de Rennes
- Centre Inria de Saclay
- Centre Inria d’Université Côte-d’Azur
Other requirements: Projects must include a minimum of 16 weeks at the host institution in order to be eligible
Research strengths or priorities:
- Applied mathematics, computation and simulation
- Algorithmics, programming, software and architecture
- Networks, systems and services, distributed computing
- Perception, cognition and software engineering
- Digital health, biology and earth
- Artificial intelligence
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
Website: Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria)
France: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
- Travel to Canada: PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
- Travel from Canada: PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: Any Inserm research unit
Other requirements: Must be a recipient of an Inserm award and receive an invitation to apply.
Research strengths or priorities: Health and medical sciences.
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD
Website: Inserm
France: Université de Grenobles Alpes (UGA)
Opportunities available only for the Quantum Campaign
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level:
- Travel to Canada: full-time PhD students
- Travel from Canada: full-time PhD students
Award:
– $9,000 Canadian Dollars for projects lasting 12 to 24 weeks
– $15,000 for projects lasting 24 to 36 weeks
Eligible institutions: Université de Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
Other requirements: 1 intern maximum per project.
Research strengths or priorities:
- Quantum sciences and technologies
Submission:
- Specific conditions for GRA Quantum with UGA:
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- for all projects (to Canada and from Canada), a copy of the GRA demand, the research proposal, support letters from UGA laboratories and doctoral schools must be submitted through the UGA GRA platform. UGA supervisors must verify the specific conditions in the UGA websibe : https://international.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/news/calls-for-proposal/gra-quantum-franco-canadian-call-for-applications-for-doctoral-students-in-quantum-technologies-1397464.kjsp?RH=1610027591381
- When applying via the Mitacs Application Portal, you must add Zoraida Martinez (Mitacs contact point at UGA) to the list of participants. Please add the email address: martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Website: Université Grenoble Alpes
France: Université de Lorraine
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level:
- Travel to Canada: full-time master’s (M2 only) and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
- Travel from Canada: full-time master’s (M2 only) and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: Université de Lorraine
Other requirements: Before applying, any candidate must first present their project at mitacs-contact@univ-lorraine.fr to ensure that UL and the supervisor at UL agree to cofund it.
Research strengths or priorities:
- Complete value chain of materials
- Sustainable management of resources
- The environment/forestry
- Energy transition
- Clean tech
- The green economy
- Digital world
- Public health and ageing
- AI and digital humanities
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
Website: Université de Lorraine
Germany: GSI Heavy Ion Institute (Helmholtz Association)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level:
- Travel to Canada: full-time master’s (M2 only) and PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
- Travel from Canada: full-time senior undergraduate, master’s and PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions:
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH Darmstadt
- Helmholtz Institute Mainz
- Helmholtz Institute Jena
Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines, focus on Physical Sciences
Submission: submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
Website: GSI
Germany: Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions:
- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C)
- Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS)
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG)
- Institute for Biological Information processing (IBI)
- Institute of Climate and Energy Systems (ICE)
- Institute of Energy Technologies (IET)
- Institute of Fusion Energy and Nuclear Waste Management (IFN)
- Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP)
- Institute of Energy Materials and Devices (IMD)
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM)
- Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW)
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS)
- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI)
- Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA)
Other requirements: N/A
Research strengths or priorities:
All disciplines, but with a focus on:
- Information
- Energy
- Bioeconomy
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
Website: Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association)
Germany: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: KIT departments and KIT divisions
Other requirements: N/A
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD
Germany: RWTH-Aachen University-National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Travel direction: Travel to Canada only
Intern level: Full-time master’s and PhD students
Duration: 24-48 weeks
Award: $12,000
Eligible institutions: RWTH Aachen University, NRC Collaboration Centres working with Canadian universities
Other requirements: Participant must be enrolled as a student at RWTH Aachen University. The project is required to come under an NRC Challenge or Supercluster Program
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: Submit to RWTH-Aachen University
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
Germany/USA/Luxembourg/Italy/The Netherlands: Max Planck Society
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All Max Planck Institutes in Germany and abroad are eligible – see https://www.mpg.de/institutes?letter=E&tab=institutes
Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines, focus on
- Biomedical
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Technology disciplines
- Social sciences and humanities
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
Website: Max Planck Society
Japan: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Travel direction: Travel from Canada only
Intern level: Full-time master’s and PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 9 weeks
Award: $3,000 CAD + 534,000 yen + flight costs
Eligible institutions: All universities and research institutes in Japan based on JSPS projects
Other requirements: Participants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: The call opens on October 1, 2024, and closes on November 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. PT.
Website: JSPS website
Korea: National Research Foundation (NRF) Korea
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full time master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award:
- Travel to Canada: $9,000 to $15,000 (approximately)
- Travel from Canada: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All universities in Korea
Other requirements: Participants applying to Canada must be Korean citizens or permanent residents of Korea. Participants applying from Canada must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Research strengths or priorities: STEM fields
Submission:
- Travel to Canada: Submit to NRF and to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
- Travel from Canada: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission:
- Travel to Canada: call dates TBD
- Travel from Canada: Open all year
South Africa: National Research Council of South Africa (NRF SA)
Applications on pause until further notice
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions:
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- Central University of Technology, Free State
- Durban University of Technology
- Mangosuthu University of Technology
- Nelson Mandela University
- North-West University
- Rhodes University
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
- Sol Plaatje University
- Stellenbosch University
- Tshwane University of Technology
- University of Cape Town
- University of Fort Hare
- University of Johannesburg
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- University of Limpopo
- University of Mpumalanga
- University of Pretoria
- University of South Africa
- University of the Free State
- University of the Western Cape
- University of the Witwatersrand
- University of Venda
- University of Zululand
- Vaal University of Technology
- Walter Sisulu University of Technology
Other requirements (Travel to Canada): Be a South African Citizen or permanent resident, be an NRF-funded doctoral student or postdoctoral fellow for the full duration of the Mitacs award
Research strengths or priorities: Open to all disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Call dates TBD
Website: National Research Foundation
Taiwan: National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) – NARLabs
Travel direction: Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All institutions in Taiwan
Other requirements: For inbound to Canada, applicants must be citizens of the Republic of China (Taiwan). For outbound from Canada, applicants must be citizens of Canada.
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: January to November, 2024
Website:
Mandarin: 臺加雙邊人才研習計畫 | 國家實驗研究院 (narlabs.org.tw)
English: Taiwan-Canada Bilateral Fellowship Program | National Applied Research Laboratories (narlabs.org.tw)
Ukraine: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine - Applications on pause until further notice
**Applications on pause until further notice**
Travel direction: Travel to Canada
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-48 weeks
Award: $6,000 to $12,000 (depending on duration)
Eligible institutions: All universities in Ukraine
Other requirements: N/A
Research strengths or priorities: All disciplines
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Open all year
United Kingdom: British High Commission Ottawa
Travel direction:Travel to Canada and travel from Canada
Intern level: Full-time PhD candidates or postdoctoral fellows
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Award: $6,000
Eligible institutions: All universities in the United Kingdom
Other requirements: N/A
Research strengths or priorities:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Quantum technologies
- Engineering biology/synthetic biology
- Future telecoms
- Semiconductors
- Carbon management technologies (Carbon Capture, Use & Storage; Carbon Dioxide Removal etc).
- Nuclear energy: advanced nuclear technologies and fusion
- Polar research
- Biodiversity assessment
- Space
Submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs Advisor
Call dates or open all year for submission: Applications only accepted during call dates. Call dates will be updated shortly.
Website: British High Commission Ottawa
If you have a question on a specific international partner, please contact Étienne Pineault. For other questions, please contact the local Mitacs Advisor.
Eligibility
- Must be registered as full-time senior undergraduates, graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows at an eligible Canadian institution or eligible international institution and remain as such throughout their Globalink Research Award
- Postdoctoral fellows may apply if their date of graduation from a PhD program is no more than five years prior to the proposed start date of the research project and they have postdoctoral status at an eligible institution
- Cannot undertake a research project at an institution where they have previously completed a degree
- Cannot undertake a research project in a country where they hold citizenship
- Permanent residents or citizens of Canada who are enrolled in an eligible country other than Canada and who wish to do a project in Canada are eligible to apply
- Permanent residents or citizens of Canada who are enrolled in a Canadian institution and who hold citizenship in an eligible country may apply to do a project there
- Must be the legal age of majority in Canada (18 years of age or older)
- Must meet travel requirements for their intended destination, including visa and/or immigration requirements and associated documentation
- Cannot hold more than one Globalink Research Award per academic lifetime
- Cannot have previously held a Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program award
Country Eligibility
In addition to the Mitacs international partner offering (international partner stream), the program also supports research and travel to academic institutions between Canada and most countries (allocation stream).Mitacs supports collaboration and outbound mobility between Canada and all countries except those classified as “Avoid all travel” or “Avoid non-essential travel” by the Government of Canada. For inbound mobility, all countries are eligible except for Russia and North Korea.
Please note that this list is subject to change at any time and participants are required to check the status at the time of application and prior to travel. Additionally, participants must adhere to any regional “Avoid all travel” or “Avoid non-essential” travel advisories.
How to Apply
Please note the application process may vary depending on the Canadian university and the international partner. Please check with your local Mitacs Advisor to determine if your project fits the funding requirements for your institution or an international partner and to request the link to the GRA Application Portal.
Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s academic partners (and in some cases with Mitacs’s international partners) and are subject to available funding. It is recommended applicants apply at least 16 weeks prior to their planned start date.
Application process
1. Review all eligibility and award guidelines from Mitacs, the international partner, and the Canadian institution.
2. Participants connect with one another to discuss project interests. Please note that Mitacs cannot connect interested applicants.
3. Academic supervisors at Canadian institutions obtain endorsement from the Canadian institution before preparing the application. Please contact your local Mitacs Advisor for more information on what kind of endorsement is required for your project, and how to receive the link to the GRA Application Portal.
- Projects that are being proposed with a Mitacs international partner (international partner stream) do not require co-funding from the Canadian university. The Vice President Research (VPR) or designate signature is not required.
- Projects that are being proposed without a Mitacs international partner (allocation stream) must be co-funded by the Canadian institution that must contribute $2000 towards the Globalink Research Award. The Vice President Research (VPR) or designate signature is required.
- Projects that are being proposed through the Quantum stream do not require co-funding from the Canadian university. The Vice President Research (VPR) or designate signature is not required. Projects that are being proposed through the Quantum stream do not require the participation of a Mitacs international partner. If it is being submitted in collaboration with a participating Mitacs international partner, this will increase the overall award.
- The Office of Research Services (ORS) or designate signature will be required on all completed applications.
- Applicants should allow 1-3 weeks to obtain the appropriate signatures.
4. Complete the application: in addition to completing all the fields in the portal, applicants will be required to submit a research proposal and a Mitacs Pre-Departure form. Additional information will be provided in the application portal.
5. Submit your complete application 16 weeks prior to project start date:
- Local Mitacs Advisors, academic supervisors at Canadian institutions and the intern who created the application are the only ones who are able to submit the application through the portal. All participants will receive a confirmation email once the application is submitted.
- For projects conducted with a Mitacs international partner, participants must follow the submission process highlighted by the partner, which could differ from the above.
Please refer to the ‘International Partners’ section for partner-specific information.
Program Administration
Use of funds
Mitacs funds may be used to support the direct costs of research as specified in the Tri-Agency’s Financial Administration guidelines and in accordance with your academic institution’s guidelines for research expenses. Innovation projects in the Business Strategy Internship program are eligible to include direct project costs in accordance with the same guidelines. Please direct any questions about eligible expenses for Mitacs projects first to your academic institution and second to your Mitacs Advisor or grant management contact.
Additional eligible expenses (for both research and innovation projects) include:
- In accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (specifically Chapter 9: Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada) recognizing the importance of respecting the culture and traditions of Indigenous peoples and acknowledging the necessity to incur expenditures in that regard in the conduct of research, the following expenditures are eligible:
- costs related to community mobilization and engagement, including culturally relevant promotional items such as tobacco, cloth, feasting and gift-giving for honouring ceremonies, and cash reimbursements (in a method acceptable to the individual or community being reimbursed) to compensate community participation;
- honoraria for Indigenous Elders and community experts;
- contracts and/or consultant fees for knowledge translation and communication activities for Indigenous Elders, community members and other Indigenous knowledge-holders involved in activities related to the Indigenous community;
- a salary research allowance to help cover the costs to temporarily replace co-applicants from eligible Indigenous not-for-profit organizations to release them from their duties to the organization.
- In accordance with NSERC guidelines for Research Partnerships Programs Project Management Expenses, and other funding agencies, direct project management expenses may be included in the research costs portion of the grant. The maximum amount that may be allocated to project management costs is 10% of the value of the standard cash contribution of the partner organization to the grant, prior to any discounts. (i.e., for a standard Accelerate internship, the partner contribution is $7,500, so 10% or $750 would be available for direct project management expenses.) Please contact your local Mitacs Advisor for more information.
- Mitacs does not claim any ownership of Intellectual Property developed through research projects and internships that are funded
- It is recommended that the participating organizations and institutions undertaking a research collaboration through Mitacs-funded projects come to a mutual understanding on the Intellectual Property implications of the project(s)
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award is competitive with limited awards available. All applications will undergo review by an interdisciplinary team. Proposals will be adjudicated based on the following criteria:
- Quality of the research proposal
- Level of supervision and mentorship committed by the host supervisor
- Relevance to society
- Expected benefit to Canada
Once applications are reviewed, outcome letters are typically issued 10-12 weeks after submission that provide the outcome of the review process and outline next steps.